Indiana · Nonprofit
THE BRANDON FOUNDATION INCORPORATED
THE BRANDON FOUNDATION INCORPORATED (Indiana) receives grants from 13 organizations whose IRS filings report $746,101 to it, the largest being THE JAMES FOUNDATION INC ($551,000). 7 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $377k
- Funders on record
- 13
- Grants received
- $746k
- Net assets
- $706k
What The Brandon Foundation Incorporated does
Mission
The brandon foundation is an organization where students are shown the power of their potential through individualized mentoring and family-focused support.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Program
The Brandon Foundation is a transformational youth development organization committed to unlocking the full potential of underserved children and teens in Fort Wayne. Grounded in the belief that every young person is created with purpose and promise, the Foundation equips students with the tools, support, and opportunities they need to rise above barriers and build meaningful, self-determined futures. Through a long-term, relationship-centered model, the Brandon Foundation walks alongside students from elementary school through high school graduation and beyond. Its holistic after-school and mentorship program provides academic support, leadership development, life skills training, and consistent, caring mentorship. Within a safe and empowering environment, students are challenged to grow in confidence, character, and vision-learning not only to succeed, but to lead. A defining element of the program is its commitment to educational advancement. Every graduating senior is supported with a scholarship, reinforcing the Foundation's belief in their potential and investing in their next chapter. This financial support, paired with years of mentorship and preparation, positions…
$99,715 spentof which $10,748 as grants100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2024 Form 990. Program spending in total: $99,715.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2019, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2019, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $484k to $716k (+48%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
97% of THE BRANDON FOUNDATION INCORPORATED’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (83% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 7 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Caty Smith
CEO/founder
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 6 funders, grant income rose $9k → $120k.
2 of 13 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 10% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of THE BRANDON FOUNDATION INCORPORATED’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
THE BRANDON FOUNDATION INCORPORATED leans on a few funders — its largest provides 74% of grant income and the top three 89%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 100% · 2019 67% · 2020 31% · 2021 29% · 2022 86% · 2023 84% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
50% of THE BRANDON FOUNDATION INCORPORATED's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 54% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
97% of THE BRANDON FOUNDATION INCORPORATED's grant income comes from Indiana funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $76k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
THE BRANDON FOUNDATION INCORPORATED runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 3,482 youth development nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 3,482 youth development nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like THE BRANDON FOUNDATION INCORPORATED
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Indiana
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
65% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
41%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE BRANDON FOUNDATION INCORPORATED?
- THE BRANDON FOUNDATION INCORPORATED (Indiana) receives grants from 13 organizations whose IRS filings report $746,101 to it, the largest being THE JAMES FOUNDATION INC ($551,000). 7 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE BRANDON FOUNDATION INCORPORATED have?
- IRS filings report 13 organizations giving $746,101 in grants to THE BRANDON FOUNDATION INCORPORATED, 7 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE BRANDON FOUNDATION INCORPORATED?
- THE JAMES FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $551,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE BRANDON FOUNDATION INCORPORATED find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Indiana. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2019–2025), and the filings of 13 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing